1. Notice of the proposed amended Regulations and their text was published in the December 1, 2016 issue of the Delaware Register of Regulations. The Notice also was mailed to all persons who had made a timely written request to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner for advance notice of its regulation-making proceedings. The Notice included, among other things, a summary of the proposed amended Regulations and invited interested persons to submit written comments to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before January 4, 2017. The Notice further stated that the proposed amended Regulations were available for inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the State Bank Commissioner, 555 E. Loockerman Street, Suite 210, Dover, Delaware 19901, and that copies were available upon request.

1.0 This regulation applies to banking organizations and trust companies, other than resulting branches in this State of out-of-state banks or federal savings banks not headquartered in this state but maintaining branches in this State. The estimated and final franchise tax reports that accompany this regulation are found in regulations 1104 (formerly 5.1101etal.0003) and 1105 (formerly 5.1101etal.0004), respectively. Regulations 1106, 1107 and 1108 (formerly 5.1101etal.0005, 5.1101etal.0006 and 5.1101etal.0007) are applicable to federal savings banks not headquartered in this State but maintaining branches in this State. Regulations 1110, 1111 and 1112 (formerly 5.1101etal.0009, 5.1101etal.0010 and 5.1101etal.0011) are applicable to resulting branches in this State of out-of-state banks.

“International Banking Facility” means a set of asset and liability accounts, segregated on the books of a banking organization, that includes only international banking facility deposits, borrowings and extensions of credit.

“International Banking Transaction” shall mean any of the following transactions, whether engaged in by a banking organization, any foreign branch thereof (established pursuant to 5 Del.C. §771 or federal law) or any subsidiary corporation directly or indirectly owned by any banking organization:

“National Bank” means a banking association organized under the authority of the United States and having a principal place of business in this State.

“Net Operating Income Before Taxes” means the total net interest income plus total non-interest income, minus provision for loan and lease losses, provision for allocated transfer risk, and total non-interest expense, and adjustments made for securities gains or losses and other appropriate adjustments.

“Out-of-State Bank” has the same meaning as in §795 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is (i) a State bank, as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, at 12 U.S.C. §1813(a), that is not chartered under Delaware law, or (ii) a national bank association created under the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. §21 et seq.) whose organization certificate identifies an address outside Delaware as the place at which its discount and deposit operations are to be carried out.

“Resulting Branch In This State Of An Out-of-State Bank” has the same meaning as in §1101(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank resulting from a merger as provided in Subchapter VII of Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, and, in addition, a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank.

“Securities Business” means to engage in the sale, distribution and underwriting of, and deal in, stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities.

“Trust Company” means a trust company or corporation doing a trust company business which has a principal place of business in this State.

3.1.13.2 Filing. The estimated franchise tax report shall be filed with the State Bank Commissioner on the first day of March of the current year.

3.1.23.3 Penalty for late filing. A late filing penalty shall be assessed against the taxpayer in the amount of $25 for each day after the due date that the taxpayer fails to file the estimated franchise tax report required above in subsection 3.1.13.2, unless the State Bank Commissioner is satisfied that such failure was not willful.

3.1.33.4 Form. The estimated franchise tax report shall be in the form set out in Regulation 1104 (formerly No. 5.1101etal.0003);.

3.1.43.5 Calculation of estimated tax. The total estimated annual franchise tax shall be calculated as follows:

3.1.4.13.5.1 The estimated net operating income before taxes, which includes the income of any corporation making an election as provided in Regulation No. 1101 (formerly 5.1101(f).0001);

3.1.4.23.5.2 Adjusted for any estimated income from an insurance division or subsidiary;

3.1.4.83.5.8 The subtotal estimated annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§1811 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. §1105(g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30 Del.C. §1814(c).;

4.4.8 The subtotal estimated annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§1811 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. §1105(g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30 Del.C. §1814(c).;

1.0 This report shall be completed by any banking organization (other than a resulting branch in this State of an out-of-state bank, as defined in §1101(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code) or trust company with an estimated tax liability in excess of $10,000 in a given year. The completed report is to be filed in the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before March 1 of the current year. Instructions for the preparation of this report are found in Regulation 1103 (formerly 5.1101etal.0002).

This report shall be completed by all banking organizations (other than resulting branches in this State of out-of-state banks, as defined in §1101(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code) and trust companies and submitted to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before January 30; provided, however, that a banking organization entitled to take an additional 15 days to submit its Report of Condition and Income to the appropriate federal bank supervisory authority shallmay submit this report to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before February 15any later date allowed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines for filing its Report of Condition and Income. Income reported is for the previous calendar year. Instructions for the preparation of this report are found in Regulation 1103 (formerly 5.1101etal.0002).

1.0 This regulation applies only to federal savings banks not headquartered in this State but maintaining branches in this State. The estimated and final franchise tax reports that accompany this regulation are found in regulations 1107 (formerly 5.1101etal.0006) and 1108 (formerly 5.1101etal.0007), respectively.

“Net Operating Income Before Taxes” means the total net income calculated in accordance with Section 8.0 of this Regulation, with adjustments made for securities gains or losses and other appropriate adjustments.

3.1.13.2 Filing. The estimated franchise tax report shall be filed with the State Bank Commissioner on the first day of March of the current year.

3.1.23.3 Penalty for late filing. A late filing penalty shall be assessed against the taxpayer in the amount of $25 for each day after the due date that the taxpayer fails to file the estimated franchise tax report required above in subsection 3.1.13.2, unless the State Bank Commissioner is satisfied that such failure was not willful.

3.1.33.4 Form. The estimated franchise tax report shall be in the form set out in Regulation No. 1107 (formerly 5.1101etal.0006);.

3.1.43.5 Calculation of estimated tax. The total estimated annual franchise tax shall be calculated as follows:

3.1.4.13.5.1 The estimated net operating income before taxes of the branch or branches located in Delaware;

3.1.4.23.5.2 Less the estimated interest income from obligations of volunteer fire companies;

3.1.4.33.5.3 The appropriate rate of taxation set forth in 5 Del.C. §1105 shall be applied;

3.1.4.63.5.6 The subtotal estimated annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§1181 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. §1105(g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30 Del.C. §1814(c).;

“Base Year” means calendar year 1996 for tax years 1997 through 2011, and calendar year 2011 for tax years 2012 through 2021.2031, provided, however, that for tax years 2012 through 2031, that beginning on January 1, 2022 and each January 1st thereafter, the base year shall increase by one calendar year until the base year shall have reached the period after December 31, 2020 and before January 1, 2022.

“Full-time Employment” means employment of any individual for at least 35 hours per week, not including absences excused by reason of vacations, illness, holidays or similar causes.

“Health Care Benefits” means financial protection against the medical care cost arising from disease and accidental bodily injury (for which the employer pays at least 50%) for workers employed by the employer for a continuous period of 6 months or more.

“New Investment” includes (1) machinery, (2) equipment and (3) the cost of land and improvements to land, provided that the new investment is placed into service within Delaware after December 1996 for tax years 1997 through 2011, or after December 2011 for tax years 2012 through 20212031, and was not used by any person at any time within the one year period ending on the date the taxpayer placed such property in service in the conduct of the taxpayer’s business. If the new investment is leased or subleased by the taxpayer, the amount of the new investment shall be deemed to be eight times the net annual rent paid or incurred by the taxpayer. The net annual rent represents the gross rent paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, less any gross rental income received by the taxpayer from sublessees of any portion of the facility during the taxable year.

“Qualified Employee” means an employee engaged in regular full-time employment, for whom the taxpayer provides health care benefits, who has been employed in Delaware by the taxpayer for a continuous period of at least 6 months and who was not employed at the same facility in substantially the same capacity by a different employer during all or part of the base year.

2.2 For tax years beginning after December 31, 2011, and ending before January 1, 20222032, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed under subsection 1105(a) or 1101A of Title 5 of the Delaware Code an amount equal to $1,250 for each new qualified employee above the number of employees employed by the taxpayer in full-time employment during the base year; provided, however, that the credit provided pursuant to this section shall be available only for taxable years in which the taxpayer has at least 200 new qualified employees above the number of employees employed by the taxpayer in full-time employment during the base year. The base year shall be the period after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2012.

5.2 The employment tax credit specified in Section 2.2 above may be earned and applied only in tax years beginning after December 31, 2011 and ending before January 1, 20222032, subject to the credit carryover described below.

1.0 This regulation applies only to resulting branches in this State of out-of-state banks. The estimated and final franchise tax reports that accompany this regulation are found in regulations 1111 (formerly 5.1101etal.0010) and 1112 (formerly 5.1101etal.0011), respectively.

“International Banking Facility” means a set of asset and liability accounts, segregated on the books of a banking organization, that includes only international banking facility deposits, borrowings and extensions of credit.

“International Banking Transaction” shall mean any of the following transactions, whether engaged in by a banking organization, any foreign branch thereof (established pursuant to 5 Del.C. §771 or federal law) or any subsidiary corporation directly or indirectly owned by any banking organization:

“National Bank” means a banking association organized under the authority of the United States and having a principal place of business in this State.

“Net Operating Income Before Taxes” means the total net income calculated in accordance with Section 9.0 of this Regulation, with adjustments made for securities gains or losses and other appropriate adjustments.

“Out-of-State Bank” has the same meaning as in §795 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is (i) a State bank, as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, at 12 U.S.C. §1813(a), that is not chartered under Delaware law, or (ii) a national bank association created under the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. §21 et seq.) whose organization certificate identifies an address outside Delaware as the place at which its discount and deposit operations are to be carried out.

“Resulting Branch In This State Of An Out-of-State Bank” has the same meaning as in §1101(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank resulting from a merger as provided in Subchapter VII of Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, and, in addition, a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank.

“Securities Business” means to engage in the sale, distribution and underwriting of, and deal in, stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities.

“Trust Company” means a trust company or corporation doing a trust company business which has a principal place of business in this State.

3.1.13.2 Filing. The estimated franchise tax report shall be filed with the State Bank Commissioner on the first day of March of the current year.

3.1.23.3 Penalty for late filing. A late filing penalty shall be assessed against the taxpayer in the amount of $25 for each day after the due date that the taxpayer fails to file the estimated franchise tax report required above in subsection [3.1.1 3.2], unless the State Bank Commissioner is satisfied that such failure was not willful.

3.1.33.4 Form. The estimated franchise tax report shall be in the form set out in Regulation 1111 [(formerly No. 5.1101etal.0010)];.

3.1.43.5 Calculation of estimated tax. The total estimated annual franchise tax shall be calculated as follows:

3.1.4.13.5.1 The estimated net operating income before taxes of the resulting branch or branches in this State of the out-of-state bank, which includes the income of any corporation making an election as provided in Regulation No. 1101 (formerly 5.1101(f).0001);

3.1.4.93.5.8 The subtotal estimated annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§1811 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. §1105(g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30Del.C. §1814(c).;

4.4.94.4.8 The subtotal annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§1811 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. §1105(g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30 Del.C. §1814(c).

This report shall be completed by all resulting branch(es) in this state of out-of-state banks and submitted to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before January 30; provided, however, that a resulting branch of an out-of-state bank that is entitled to take an additional 15 days to submit its Report of Condition and Income to the appropriate federal bank supervisory authority shallmay submit this report to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before February 15any later date allowed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines for filings its Report of Condition and Income. Income reported is for the previous calendar year. Instructions for the preparation of this report are found in Regulation 1110 (formerly 5.1101etal.0009).

1112A.pdf Final Franchise Tax Report for Resulting Branches in this State of Out-of-State Banks

1.0 This regulation applies to banking organizations and trust companies, other than federal savings banks not headquartered in this State but maintaining branches in this State, that annually elect to pay an alternative franchise tax pursuant to Section 1101A of Title 5 of the Delaware Code. The election to pay the alternative franchise tax is made by filing an original final alternative franchise tax return on the due date, or an amended return within 180 days of the due date of the original return.

“International Banking Facility” means a set of asset and liability accounts, segregated on the books and records of a banking organization, that includes only international banking facility deposits, borrowings and extensions of credit.

“International Banking Transaction” shall mean any of the following transactions, whether engaged in by a banking organization, any foreign branch thereof (established pursuant to Section 771 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code or federal law) or any subsidiary corporation directly or indirectly owned by any banking organization:

“National Bank” means a banking association organized under the authority of the United States and having a principal place of business in this State.

“Net Operating Income Before Taxes” means all pre-tax net income from the operations of a banking organization or trust company, including extraordinary items and other adjustments, computed in accordance with principles used by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council or other appropriate federal authority.

“Out-of-state bank” has the same meaning as in Section 795 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is (i) a State bank, as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(a), that is not chartered under Delaware law, or (ii) a national bank association created under the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. § 21 et seq.) whose organization certificate identifies an address outside Delaware as the place at which its discount and deposit operations are to be carried out.

“Resulting branch in this State of an out-of-state bank” has the same meaning as in Section 1101(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which is a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank resulting from a merger as provided in Subchapter VII of Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, and, in addition, a branch office in this State of an out-of-state bank.

“Securities Business” means to engage in the sale, distribution and underwriting of, and deal in, stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities.

“Trust Company” means a trust company or corporation doing a trust company business which has a principal place of business in this State.

3.1.13.2 Filing. The estimated alternative franchise tax return shall be filed with the State Bank Commissioner on the first day of March of the current year. Filing an estimated tax return for a particular taxation method is not a mandatory election of that particular method. Additional tax due that results from the underpayment of estimated taxes will be computed on the basis of the final method properly chosen.

3.1.23.3 Penalty for late filing. A late filing penalty shall be assessed against the taxpayer in the amount of $25 for each day after the due date that the taxpayer fails to file the estimated alternative franchise tax return required by subsection 3.1.1.3.2, or an estimated franchise tax report pursuant to Regulation No. 1104 or No. 1111, unless the State Bank Commissioner is satisfied that such failure was not willful.

3.1.33.4 Form. The estimated alternative franchise tax return is contained in this regulation as Form 1114E.

3.1.43.5 Rounding. All amounts shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.

3.1.5.13.6.1 The estimated net operating income before taxes of the banking organization or trust company;

3.1.5.23.6.2 Plus the estimated net operating income before taxes of any corporation(s) making an election as provided in Regulation No. 1101;

3.1.5.33.6.3 Less any deductions set forth in Section 1101A(c)(1) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code;

3.1.5.43.6.4 Less the estimated net operating income before taxes of any subsidiary corporation(s) and Edge Act corporation(s) making an election as provided in Regulation No. 1113;

3.1.5.53.6.5 Apportion the entire net income to the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 1101A(c)(6) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code (attach Schedule 1 – Apportionment Percentage Calculation Worksheet [apportionment percentage shall be rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent]);

3.1.5.63.6.6 Multiply the elective income tax base by the rate of taxation set forth in Section 1101A(c)(7) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code;

3.1.5.103.6.10 Adjust the subtotal estimated alternative franchise tax for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with Chapter 18 of Title 30 of the Delaware Code and the regulations thereunder.

4.5.10 Adjust the subtotal alternative franchise tax for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with Chapter 18 of Title 30 of the Delaware Code and the regulations thereunder, (attach a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with Section 1105(g) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, and if the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, also attach a Certificate of Transfer in accordance with Section 1814(c) of Title 30 of the Delaware Code).;

8.2 Any corporation which has elected to be treated as a "subsidiary corporation" of a banking organization or trust company pursuant to Section 1101A(c)(3) of Title 5 of the Delaware Codeand has filed with the State Bank Commissioner the required election form in accordance with Regulation No. 1101 shall provide a report of income for each electing corporation as of December 31 of each year to be submitted in conjunction with the final alternative franchise tax return due January 30; provided, however, that a banking organization may file this reportreturn on or before any later date allowed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines for filing its Report of Condition and Income.

11.1 Filing. To amend a previously filed final alternative franchise tax return, or to elect the alternative franchise tax method as provided in Section 1101A(a) of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, place a check mark () in the box provided on Form 1114F and complete the return in accordance with Section 4 of this regulation. Attach a complete copy of the original filing along with a statement of explanation for all changes.